Fraserburgh War Memorial

Fraserburgh War Memorial

Location

Fraserburgh, the junction of Saltoun Road and South Road.
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire

Date

1923

Description

Comprises of a bronze sculpture of a female figure restraining a soldier ‘Justice guiding valour’ on a granite base. It commemorates the dead of both World War I & II. It has a large rectangular base with plaques on each face, and built-out small angled corner pieces, the faces of which also bear plaques. Above, on a three-step plinth, is the bronze cast of two classical figures. The larger is a cloaked & seated female (Justice) with a downturned sword in front of her. To her left side is a smaller figure of a cloaked warrior (Valour) with helmet & shield who is holding the sword in his left hand. It was unveiled on September 9, 1923.

Related Information

Other Information: The Saltoun Fountain once stood where the war memorial
now stands. The Saltoun Fountain was re-sited so the war memorial could
be sited at the entrance to the Broch. The memorial was designed by
Alexander Carrick. 411 men from Fraserburgh died in World War 1 .

Era

1900s

Information Source

Stanley Bruce and Abdns SMR

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Categories

Iconography

  • human figure
  • sword

Creator

  • Alexander Carrick, Designer

Photographer

  • Stanley Bruce

Unavailable Data

  • OS Map Reference
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